Editing Robert Smith (musician) (section)

===''The Sandman'' (1989–1996)===
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[[Neil Gaiman]], author and creator of [[Vertigo Comics]]' ''[[The Sandman (Vertigo)|The Sandman]]'' (1989–1996), based the appearance of his [[Dream (comics)|lead character]] partly on that of Smith.<ref>{{cite web |first=Peter |last=Sanderson |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2005/02/12/comics-in-context-72-f-o-g?page=4 |title=Comics in Context #72: F. O. G. |date=February 11, 2005 |access-date=October 19, 2012}}</ref> Other illustrators of the character over the course of the series' run have also drawn influence from other popular musicians; [[Sam Kieth]], for instance, describes his rendering of the Sandman character as the "[[David Bowie]]/guy-from-the-Cure" version, and said that the Robert Smith look of the character was "really heavily championed" by Gaiman and [[DC Comics]] editor [[Karen Berger]].<ref>{{cite book |first1=Joseph |last1=McCabe |first2=Sophia |last2=Quach |title=Hanging Out With the Dream King: conversations with Neil Gaiman and his collaborators |publisher=[[Fantagraphics]] |location=New York City |date=2004 |pages=59–60 |isbn=978-1-56097-617-2}}</ref> [[Mike Dringenberg]], on the other hand, compared Kieth's Sandman to [[Ronnie Wood|Ron Wood]] and [[Keith Richards]] of the [[Rolling Stones]], and asserts "my version ... was more like [[Peter Murphy (musician)|Peter Murphy]] or Robert Smith."<ref>McCabe & Quach (2004) p. 76</ref> Conversely, [[Kelley Jones]], who illustrated the ''Dream Country'' and ''Season of Mists'' (volumes 3 & 4 in the series), said he "just hated the Cure" and thus based his own version of the character on the angular gestures and facial features of [[Bauhaus (band)|Bauhaus]] front-man [[Peter Murphy (musician)|Peter Murphy]] instead.<ref>McCabe & Quach (2004) p. 92</ref> Gaiman said that early conceptual sketches for the character by Leigh Baulch and [[Dave McKean]] drew influence from Bowie's [[Aladdin Sane]] persona, and [[Bono]] from [[U2]].<ref>Gaiman, Neil, [http://www.neilgaiman.com/p/FAQs/Comics "Neil Gaiman – FAQ – Comics"]; retrieved 19 October 2012.</ref> Cure posters were also "known to creep into the background of some of the sandman stories" and Smith told fans that he was flattered by Gaiman's reference, and thought ''The Sandman'' was "a brilliant series".<ref name="Cure News 10"/>